Craterophorus

Craterophorus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Dolichopodidae
Subfamily:	Medeterinae
Genus:	Craterophorus ; Lamb, 1921
Type species
	Craterophorus mirus ; Lamb, 1921

Last updated November 14, 2023

Craterophorus is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae from the Afrotropical realm.^[1] It is endemic to the islands of the western Indian Ocean.^[2]

Species

Craterophorus currani Grichanov, 1998^[3] – Mauritius
Craterophorus mirabilis Lamb, 1922^[4] – Seychelles
Craterophorus mirus Lamb, 1921^[1] – Seychelles
Craterophorus parenti Grichanov, 1998^[3] – Madagascar
Craterophorus permirus Lamb, 1922^[4] – Seychelles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Medeterinae</span> Subfamily of flies

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References

1 2 3 4 Lamb, C. G. (1921). "An unusual type of male-secondary sexual characters in Diptera". Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 20: 475–477. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
↑ Grichanov, I.Ya. (1999). "A brief review of the Afrotropical fauna of the subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with descriptions of a new genus and new species" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 69: 87–112.
1 2 Grichanov, I. Y. (1998). "Two new species of Craterophorus Lamb (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Indian Ocean islands". International Journal of Dipterological Research. 9 (3): 207–211.
1 2 Lamb, C.G (1922). "The Percy Sladen Trust expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under leadership of Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner M.A. Vol.VII. No.VIII-Diptera: Asilidae, Scenopinidae, Dolichopodidae, Pipunculidae, Syrphidae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 2. London: The Linnean Society of London. 18: 361–416.

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[Lamb1921-1] 1 2 3 4 Lamb, C. G. (1921). "An unusual type of male-secondary sexual characters in Diptera". Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 20: 475–477. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

[2] Grichanov, I.Ya. (1999). "A brief review of the Afrotropical fauna of the subfamily Medeterinae (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with descriptions of a new genus and new species" (PDF). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie. 69: 87–112.

[Grichanov1998-3] 1 2 Grichanov, I. Y. (1998). "Two new species of Craterophorus Lamb (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Indian Ocean islands". International Journal of Dipterological Research. 9 (3): 207–211.

[Lamb1922-4] 1 2 Lamb, C.G (1922). "The Percy Sladen Trust expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under leadership of Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner M.A. Vol.VII. No.VIII-Diptera: Asilidae, Scenopinidae, Dolichopodidae, Pipunculidae, Syrphidae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology. 2. London: The Linnean Society of London. 18: 361–416.

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